We have a LOT going on around La Maison du Talley and I have had 12 texts and e-mails about different stuff, so here is an overall update:

1. We have our garage permit!!  I did a victory dance when our contractor sent me the mail.
2. Building is on hold for a bit though as we have an issue inside the house that has to be dealt with before ANYTHING else.  Looks like it will not be cheap, but it has to happen right now.
3. The old garage will be clear as of tomorrow and ready for demo, but that has to wait on the house as well.  Dammit!
4. Still don’t have an HVAC contractor for the house – 2 that can’t do the work until summer, one that won’t send a written quote, one in the running, one contractor that sent me a quote that is for almost the same amount as the entire garage build & double the next closest bid, and another that I am on the fence about – mixed reviews, but good pricing.
5. We finally had the new hot tub cover delivered and it is fantastic: light, ridged, perfect color…  Stamps-With-Foot is stoked.
6. Finished the movie (shot with a GoPro) about our cross country jeep trip, but YouTube blocked the audio because I used a snip-it of Hendrix’s Voodoo Chile, which is uber verboten.  I will edit it for sound this weekend – maybe some rockin’ blues and re-post with links.
7. Sticking to my workout schedule and wrist is 90%+ healed from the break.  My gym has hung heavy bags and I want to start smackin’ them, but will wait for wrist to heal 100%.
8. Still chubby 🙁
9. Jeep is running great.  Front window seal is leaking a touch and need to unstick the odometer.  She will be getting an oil change and fluid check this weekend.
10. The puppies/monsters are good, but they long for the Toulousian sunshine.
11. I made three more bowls in pottery class and have decided to make matching food and water bowls for the puppies as my first project.
12. My J-O-B is great.
13. Really happy to be back in Seattle.
14. Our furniture won’t be here until February.  Customs issues…
15. Nana is good, her Seahawks are good. She wrangled 90 days of free HBO from Comcast, so she is happy.
16. Stamps-With-Foot is happy to be going back to work.
17. Looking forward to Date Night with my wife tonight at an awesome hole-in-wall Greek place in West Seattle.